Linolenic acid

Drug ingredient

This drug ingredient has classified U.S. production volumes. EPA withholds the number as confidential business information.

Molecular structure of 463-40-1
US ProductionCBI
Import Value$406M
Import VolumeZero
Top SourceIndonesia 65%

The EPA did not publish how much of this chemical companies made or imported, or marked that amount confidential. Without that volume, ACID cannot calculate import dependency.

Where It Comes From

Customs basis: HS 382319 · basket

These shares come from HS customs code 382319, which covers 24 chemicals in total. They estimate the bucket's origin mix, not this chemical specifically.

Source Countries
ID 65%IndonesiaMY 14%MalaysiaIN 11%IndiaES 2%SpainDE 2%Germany
EPA-registered manufacturers (2)
Emery Oleochemicals (M) Sdn Bhd · MY Malaysia
Emery Oleochemicals
2 FDA-registered drug labelers
ANUBIS COSMETICS SL
Professional Complementary Health Formulas

Why It Matters

Sectors
Core ChemicalsHealthFoodPlastics & RubberMetals & MiningPaper & Printing
Downstream Uses

Appears in 5 drug and cosmetic product listings (FDA).

  • •AnubisMed
  • •Anubis Barcelona Vital Line
  • •Bone Stim Liquescence 3005
  • •Anubis Barcelona Protective Line
  • •Essential Fatty Acid Drops 2022
FDA Shortage Status
No FDA shortage records

Industrial Uses

Used in 5 sectors as 5 functional roles.

  • •Lubricants and lubricant additives in All Other Basic Organic Chemical Manufacturing (40%)Processing as a reactant
  • •Surface active agents in All Other Basic Organic Chemical Manufacturing (12%)Processing as a reactant
  • •Lubricants and lubricant additives in Plastics Product Manufacturing (18%)Processing as a reactant
  • •Finishing agents in Paper Manufacturing (6%)Processing as a reactant
  • •Adhesives and sealant chemicals in Miscellaneous Manufacturing (1%)Processing—incorporation into formulation, mixture, or reaction product
  • •Agricultural chemicals (non-pesticidal) in Food, beverage, and tobacco product manufacturing (24%)Processing—incorporation into formulation, mixture, or reaction product

Vendor Pricing

$2.68/gAA BLOCKS
CountryUnited States
Pack$1342.00 / 500 g
Purity70%
Vendors3 available

Prices reflect listed pack sizes. Small research packs run far above bulk rates.

2 more vendors
VendorCountry$/gPackPurity
Aaron Chemicals LLCHong Kong$104.405 g99%
MolnovaChina$172.00500 mg99%

Chemical Identity

CAS463-40-1
PubChem CID5280934
DTXSIDDTXSID7025506
FormulaC18H30O2
Mol. Weight278.4 g/mol
SMILESCCC=CCC=CCC=CCCCCCCCC(=O)O

Data Sources

DTXSID70255062026-04-06

https://doi.org/10.23645/epacomptox.5588566

Archive: data/sources/comptox/dsstox_identifiers.csv

52809342026-04-06

https://pubchem.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/rest/pug/compound/cid/5280934/property/MolecularFormula,MolecularWeight,CanonicalSMILES,InChIKey/JSON

Archive: data/sources/pubchem_properties/5280934.json

463-40-12026-04-24

https://www.epa.gov/chemical-data-reporting

Archive: data/sources/epa_cdr/2020_cdr.csv

CAS 463-40-12026-04-07

https://open.fda.gov/data/ndc/

Archive: data/sources/fda/ndc/ndc.json

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